Genterapi mot cystisk fibros inom räckhåll

Amerikanska forskare har skapat ett virus som kan användas för att ersätta genen bakom cystisk fibros med en frisk variant.

Storsatsning på säkrare vård

För lite forskning omvandlas till praktisk nytta. Nu satsas 50 miljoner kronor på projekt som ska öka vårdens förmåga att omsätta kunskap till praktik.

Genmodifierad get ger medicin

Ett nytt läkemedel mot blodpropp har godkänts för försäljning i USA. Preparatet innehåller proteinet antitrombin som produceras i getter som fått en bit mänskligt DNA insatt i sina mjölkörtelceller.

Född: ny finsk skogsforskningsjätte

Ett av europas största forskningslaboratorier slås ihop med ett av världens största skogsforskningsinstitut. Tillsammans ska de bli ett av världens främsta kompetenscentra inom skog.

First ever study of human stem cell treatment

The FDA says yes to the world's first study in man of a human embryonic stem cell based therapy to treat spinal injury.

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

Vattenfall is firing with biomass

Vattenfall will provide Denmark with electricity by means of biomass.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

View pathology images in your iPhone

The Institute for Medical Informatics in Oslo announces a brand new iPhone application for virtual microscopy.

Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"

Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recognized as good ones: in 2008, he was awarded the Eric K. Fernström Foundation's Prize for young researchers. It isn't the first award for the Associate Professor at Gothenburg University's Sahlgrenska Academy. In 2007, he received a grant award of 16 million SEK from the European Research Council for his pioneering work.

Ambassador program makes MVA big in Japan

The first ambassadors of the Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme have only worked in each other's countries for six months. But they have already made a significant difference for their sister clusters.